Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

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At Macon the Second Georgia battalion
drill ls exciting good deal OF interest as
the time approaches. Capt. Frank A..
/ Hervey, who feels more than veterans
interest in military matters, proposes that
the Montgomery Greys be invited TO give
an exhibition drill on the occasion. lie
has addressed a communication to Capt.
Amerne, Of the Greys, indOrsing their
action in the Washington matter, and has
! received the following reply: mont
gnmery, Ala, April 5.-Capt. Hervey:
Dear Sir-Your favor of April received.
Please accept thanks for Kind sentiments
in regard TO myself anu Montgomery
Greys. | believe that all the Southern
men like yourself Will ind0rse our action
in Withdrawing from the Washington
drill. | never will voluntarily place my
self on social footing Wild the negro.
With kind regards, am your friend, NJ.
II. Amerine."
At Jackson Wednesday night the store
OF Bryan d Williams was broken open
and their safe rifled Of its contents. City
Treasurer w M. Higgins had the funds
belOn ging to the city deposited in the sale
which no doubt was the object % the
thlel's search. 1t seems the burglars I'm
dersto0d the combination OF the lock as
tue door was opened without breaking.
they then took a small Ratchet and broke
INTO a small drawer ana took the money
-1vrr 5000 belonging to The town and $4O
belonging to Bryan 81 Williams. Beside
this they took two fine gold watches
that Mr.. Higgins had just received for
two customers. No other goods were
missed, though some hats and cigars were
scattered about on the counters. There is
no iae to the thief. Marshal Fox was on
duty till II O'Clock and Mcylichael from
that time TIL day, but they saw nothing
Of any suspicious characters around the
town. The store was entered by break
ing the bar that held the back door, and,
as but little noise was made In 50 doing,
the Marshal would have nad to have been
near by to have heard it. The burglary is
mystery, and IL will require some tne de-
tectiye ability to work 1t up.
Two counties are parties to suit now
before the State Supreme Court. In 1928
the Legislature passed an act by which
portion of Habersham county was added
to Rabun county, aud the boundaries be-
tween the two counties were set out.
Some dispute arose as to where this
boundary line was, and IN 1880 the grand
jury OF Habersham county recommended
that the dividing line be re-surveyed and
definitely fixed. A certified copy Of this
recommendation was transmitted to the
Ordinary OF Rabun county, but he refused
10 ISSUE dU OTubI 70 the surveyor VI MS
county TO unite with the Surveyor Of HaD-
ersham county until required TO do so Dy
mandamus from the court. The two sur
veyors were unable 10 agree upon a line,
and the Surveyor Of Hall county was
called IN as an umpire. A line was then
laid out, but was not satisfactory to Ra-
bun county, which through its attorneys
filed petition in the Superior Court of
Habersham county, claiming that the
line was improperly LAID out and did not
follow the boundaries prescribed by the
| act of the Legislature. Various other at
tacks were made upon the line and the
mode in which 1t was run. The county
| of Habersham answered, insisting that
the line was properly located and that
| the court should not interfere with it.
| The jury found In favor Of Habersham
! county. A new trial was refused and the
case was taken, on exceptions, TO the SUI
| preme Court. The disputed territory is
| quite valuable, including a large portion
OF the Tallulah Falls property, and IT Will
take the courSs finding TO decide whether
the summer eXcursionist will take his
recreation in Rabun or Habersham.
Last Friday an ARRAY occurred in
Fannin county at State Line. A negro IN
the employ of j. t. Prince, baIllff OF
that district, was unloading tale from a
wagon TO be shipped on the railroad, and
n. Ill. Gray, who was considerably in.
toXicated, lnterfered with the Negroes
business by reloadiDg the tale as the
negro unloaded It. The negro sought
Prince and told him TO stop Gray from
trOu bling him. which Prince Immediately
proceeded TO do. A quarrel ensued in
winch ugly language was INDUCED in by
both parties. DURING the war of words
Prince ran into McKiuney's store where
Horace Ellington, young man in Nc
kinnev's employ, and some boys had been
examining his pistol which was then
lying on the desk in the store, and
Prince seized it and ran out. Filing
ton suspecting something was up fol
lowed out after him, when the quarre
was renewed. Gray had rock in hit
hand, and was cursing Prince while the
latter had the pistol in his hand. They
came together, and Gray, dropping tht
rock, seized Prince by the collar anC
called him - liar. Prince told him
not to repeat the epithet; il he did h(
would Kill him. Gray repeated it, and
Prince, true to his threat, fired at Gray
the ball passing through his coat tail
Gray protested that Prince could not ar
rest him, and that he would not be ruI
over by him. A second shot was fred By
Prince, the ball entering Gray's lett eve
killing him instantly. During the mele,
Ellington endeavored to dlssuade boti
parties from further difficulty, but hi
efforts were fruitess. Immediately afte
! firing the second shot Prince fed, and hal
not been heard OF since.
Brunswi ok Advertiser: Thursday Mr.
| Wickersham, the engineer in charge o
! the Brunswick street railroad, made
preliminary survey of the projected linz
to the beach. We understand that the
plans OF the company are now fully de
| Yeloped. Our readers are aware that The
street railroad line in town is being eX
tended to back landing, where the com
pany Is building commodious wharf
| simultaneously a wharf Will be bull
on the beach near the Re
| treat plantation, to the westward
OF the lighthouse. A line OF rails viii be
laid down from that point skirting the
beach to the site of the Beach Hotel, ther
in a straight line to a point on the Pos tel
lands on the shell road, 300 or 400 yards
south OF the cross roads. At this place II
is intended to establish the post office OF
this island, and around 1t will naturally
he established stores for the convenience
OF the people. Here they can leave their
teams and horses, take the cars u
the lighthouse wharf, where they Will
be met by the swift steamer Egmont
| to convey them TO the end OF London
| street at the back LANDING. When this
| system is complete H. will be possible &c
make the journey between the Oglethorpe
Hotel in town and. the 1T. Slmou's beach
in less than one hour. AT least tYe double
| Il.